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The following article was published in THE PRESS AND JOURNAL on Friday 1st May 2009

 

Optimus Aiming To Build Team

Aberdeen safety, health and environmental consultant Optimus Safety Management said yesterday it was planning to increase it's team of 40 by at least 50% as a result of glowbal growth and diversification plans this year.

It said that since its formation by chief executive Steve Marples in 2003 the business had seen 180% year-on-year growth and reached £1million-plus turnover in 2007

Optimus achieved £3million turnover in 2008 and is on course to reach a target of £6million this year.

Mr Marples said that while the majority of the company's work was carried out in the North Sea, it had a blossoming  operation in Australia, which contributed almost a quarter of turnover, and had started to make inroads into America and Brazil.

He said: "We are also in the process of securing a joint venture in Holland and expanding our operations in south-east Asia. While 90% of our work is in the oil and gas industry, we are beginning to penetrate other high-risk industries such as mining, construction, utilities, and aviation, together with manufacturing and food."

Optimus specialises in implementing health and safety behaviour-based programmes in the workplace in high-risk industries to achieve culture change.